Funding
Foundation awards $75,000 in support of student success
Students to be supported with immersive opportunities centered on service and career-related experiences. CommUNITY Lab is a new four-year cohort program coordinated through Community Engaged Learning that offers scholars a network of care and resources while removing financial, academic, and p…Underserved Students Supported through Gift from KeyBank Foundation
Underserved students, including first-generation students and students from limited-income backgrounds who will enroll in Fall Semester 2022, will continue to receive support through student success initiatives through the Key Connections program due to a new gift of $200,000 from the KeyBank Founda…Key Connections Program Support
Underserved students, including first-generation students and students from limited-income backgrounds who will enroll in Fall Semester 2022, will continue to receive support through student success initiatives through the Key Connections program due to a new gift of $200,000 from the KeyBank Foundation.
PNC Foundation Awards, CommUNITY Lab
PNC Foundation Awards $75,000 in support of student success. Students to be supported with immersive opportunities centered on service and career-related experiences. CommUNITY Lab is a new four-year cohort program coordinated through Community Engaged Learning that offers scholars a network of care and resources while removing financial, academic, and personal barriers to success. Participants reside in a Living-Learning Community located in Lake Hall on the Kent Campus where they learn through specially selected courses, plug into campus resources and co-create individualized achievement plans with their support networks.
Peter Jeffy Research Award
Helping students goes one step further. Peter Jeffy recently received the James B. Hamilton and Thomas G. Mortenson TRIO/EOP Professional Research Award. This $1,000 scholarship is awarded to a TRIO/EOP professional for research consistent with the goals and purpose of Educational Opportunity Association.
Football Team and Students Campus Kitchen Volunteer
Kent State's Football team and other Kent State students volunteered at Campus Kitchen's March food distribution in collaboration with the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank Wednesday, March 17, at Dix Stadium. This volunteer opportunity will continue on the third Wednesday of every month through June, thanks to a food bank grant from Feeding America. Additionally, Campus Kitchen student volunteers hold food pantries in Tri-Towers three times per week as well and support the food pantry within the Office of the Dean of Students.
214 students received more than $114,000 from Academic Diversity Outreach.
214 students received more than $114,000 in tuition, book, course supply, and other aid from Academic Diversity Outreach.
Inaugural Regional McNair Research Conference
Undergraduate student research is now supported by the McNair Scholars Program, which raised $10K during the Inaugural Regional McNair Research Conference.
$2.63 million Student Support Services grant
Kent State students receive $2.63 million in support in the core areas of academic success, personal and professional development, and advocacy and support from a 5-year federal grant award awarded to Student Support Services.
Randi E. and Thomas L. McKenzie Gift
Students are now eligible to receive $10,000 from the Randi E. and Thomas L. McKenzie Gift through Academic Diversity Outreach at Kent State.